Halliburton introduces new site for operations

Updated 11:13 am, Thursday, September 19, 2013

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Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, in straw hat, and Texas State Senator Carlos Uresti, in dark suit, arrive at Halliburton's San Antonio Operations Center on Loop 1604 just west of I-37 on the south side, for their grand opening, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. less

Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, in straw hat, and Texas State Senator Carlos Uresti, in dark suit, arrive at Halliburton's San Antonio Operations Center on Loop 1604 just west of I-37 on the south side, for ... more

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Joe Foster, right, VP of Business Development, and Neil Schmidt, Sr District Manager, enjoy a laugh after the ribbon cutting for Halliburton's San Antonio Operations Center on Loop 1604 just west of I-37 on the south side. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. less

Joe Foster, right, VP of Business Development, and Neil Schmidt, Sr District Manager, enjoy a laugh after the ribbon cutting for Halliburton's San Antonio Operations Center on Loop 1604 just west of I-37 on the ... more

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Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff arrives at Halliburton's San Antonio Operations Center on Loop 1604 just west of I-37 on the south side, for their grand opening, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013.

Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff arrives at Halliburton's San Antonio Operations Center on Loop 1604 just west of I-37 on the south side, for their grand opening, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013.

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Joe Foster, center left, VP of Business Development and Ron Shuman, Sr. VP Southern Region, chat with local pollitician at the ribbon cutting at Halliburton's San Antonio Operations Center on Loop 1604 just west of I-37 on the south side. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. less

Joe Foster, center left, VP of Business Development and Ron Shuman, Sr. VP Southern Region, chat with local pollitician at the ribbon cutting at Halliburton's San Antonio Operations Center on Loop 1604 just ... more

Photo: BOB OWEN, San Antonio Express-News

Halliburton introduces new site for operations

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Oil field services giant Halliburton Co. officially opened the doors Wednesday of its $70 million local operations center that will serve clients in the Eagle Ford Shale and South Texas.

The 150-acre center at 4375 S. Loop 1604 East in Southeast Bexar County houses structures that total 400,000 square feet, including an administration building, a 10,000-square-foot laboratory and a 112,000-square-foot truck maintenance shop.

“It's probably the largest center that we have started from scratch in the U.S. — the largest built from the ground up,” said Paul Sheppard, vice president for Halliburton's Southeast service area.

Halliburton also has major facilities in Alice and Victoria.

Halliburton employs 750 at the new center and expects its local workforce will total 1,000 by year's end, Sheppard said. The facility is designed to support 1,500 employees.

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In 2011, when Halliburton first told local leaders of its interest in building an operations center in the San Antonio region, it said it planned to hire about three-quarters of the employees from the local area. To date, more than 550 of the company's 750 employees are local hires, which is in line with Halliburton's plan.

“In San Antonio, economic development is a team sport,” Waters said. “We worked very closely with the county, the city of San Antonio, CPS Energy and San Antonio Water System — and many of our members who volunteered and gave a lot of their time. We feel very strongly that this collaborative approach creates a business-friendly environment and is conducive to business coming here and staying here and expanding here.”

County Judge Nelson Wolff said the presence of Halliburton in the area signals “a major, major effort” by the city, the county and economic development officials.

Halliburton joins other major oil field services companies that have opened centers in the area to service clients in the Eagle Ford Shale.

Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. has built a facility in Southeast Bexar County at Interstate 37 and U.S. 181, while Switzerland-based Weatherford International Inc. has an operations center at Loop 1604 South and I-37.

In addition, Schlumberger Inc., the world's largest oil field services company, last year opened its operations plant in South Bexar County on several sites on Fischer Road near the intersection of Interstate 35 South and Loop 410. vvaughan@express-news.net